Whats the scariest thing that happened with you and your Celica? Options

[TerryE]

Snow surfin' downhill in 6 inches of new snow at 50 miles an hour w/those 205/70's, it drifted all the way into the left lane and went about a quarter mile before the tires got their grip back, thankfully it was after 11pm so the traffic was gone.

[dlx742]

driving to LA from SD on the 5 at around 6pm in the #2 lane. See an expedition in the #3 lane start to merge into an sc300 in the #4 lane so I start to slow down and get on the breaks because I can see something going very wrong. The sc300 realizes he is about to get side swiped by the dumby in the expedition, and he swerves hard to the right... heading straight for the wall on the side of the freeway, he tries to correct by steering hard to the left and ends up doing a 360 in the middle of the freeway. He gets hit in the right rear quarter panel by the expedition who almost side swiped him, and then shoots straight backwards and passes just infront of my car narrowly missing me as debris, car parts, and pieces of tire are flying around the entire freeway. The sc300 then slams back first straight into the center divide, and is instantly t-boned by a RAM2500 and two other sedans at almost full speed. The Ram and two other cars in the car pool lane who hit the sc300 had no idea it was coming and had very little time to react hitting at almost full speed.

...that was an adrenaline rush

[pittfirefighter]

one year ago driving from michigan to Pa, i was on the ohio turnpike in pouring down rain... going the speed limit i go under a bridge and at the other end find that the water had accumulated to over a foot deep.... my car hydroplaned... i was in the center lane of three... the car spun to the left half a turn sending me in reverse against the jersey barrier in the center of the turnpike.. my tires then caught and sent me in the reverse direction two and a half spins to the other side of the highway where i came to a rest... on the embankment... facing the right direction.. not a scratch on her... but my fingers locked tightly in the death grip... for about 15 minutes... i've learned many times that our cars can sometimes just be tooooo light

[CastrolCelica]

I haven't had any bad experiences in my Celica other than someone almost sideswiping me. However, I have had a few REALLY bad senarios in my Prius. Here's a couple:

It was winter with a good layer or snow on the highway. This is when my commute was over an hour long to work. I was on the highway with everyone else, giving myself tons of room behind the person in front of me because my Prius is horrible in the snow. All of a sudden, the two cars ahead of me hit each other, their headlights showing them spinning full circle at least 3 times. I slam on my brakes, but like the other two people, find myself on a solid sheet of ice with my car not slowing down worth a damn. The two cars ahead of me start to veer off the road and I pass them just as soon as they spin off into the snow covered grass. The car decided to get a bit of traction about 30 feet after that and I started to slow down. Not only was it pure luck that I missed them, but I still am amazed I was able to maintain being straight and not spin out like the other two did.

The second was when it was raining heavily in downtown Columbus. There is this one sharp turn in the highway with a cement wall on the left. Because of the wall, you can't see on the other end of the turn. Remember, my Prius is horrid in snow or rain. I'm driving down this road and get to the curve, and the SUV in front of me literally leaps into the air, with his two front wheels over the cement wall. He had hit a long line of cars that he couldn't see because of this blind spot. I was following too close behind him and tried to hit my brakes, but instantly noticed I had no grip, and without looking in a split second decision, veered off into the middle lane. Luckily I didn't hit anyone and the lane was free. I barely missed hitting his SUV. Probably by less than a foot. THere were at least 10 cars in that pile up at the time I went by. The white car behind me ended up hitting the SUV I missed.

Those are two of the scariest situations I was in. Makes you realize just how lucky you are. Hopefully, that luck will keep up .

This post has been edited by CastrolCelica: Dec 2, 2009 - 10:02 AM

[drumbum]

Well here is what happened to my 7gen celica about a year ago

heres the story i was going to watch a movie with my friends and it had been raining out in spots of the st. louis area. i was about halfway there and on the highway a truck to the left of me doesnt see me and he pulls into my lane. I have no where to go and i hear the warning bumps and im like O **** and hydroplane and thats really all i can remember. I was in the hospital for the next 2 days. I have only had this celica for 2 months.



i am new to this site so i dont know if i posted the image right.

I now own a 98 celica gt

heres another few pics







This post has been edited by drumbum: Dec 3, 2009 - 4:36 PM

[NOVAKx17]

hm........ welll i've never gotten my celica on the road yet, but over the summer i was going to the movies with a friend in my del sol, and i felt like racing with an audi, we were even up until about 95 and i started to pull away, i shifted into fourth and as soon as i hit 103 mph my front driver side tire blew out and i was sliding down the interstate sideways at 100 mph infront of the audi and oh my you should of seen the girls in the audis faces. long story short after it was all done me and my buddy changed the tire and got there numbers.

but the scariest part out of all that was the fact that the roof was off. haha.

only damage to the car was that the fender got crinkled and my side skirt flew off, oh and the clear turn signal flew off the car too. ha but all in all it could of been WAYYYYYYY worse. ha.

[CastrolCelica]

hm........ welll i've never gotten my celica on the road yet, but over the summer i was going to the movies with a friend in my del sol, and i felt like racing with an audi, we were even up until about 95 and i started to pull away, i shifted into fourth and as soon as i hit 103 mph my front driver side tire blew out and i was sliding down the interstate sideways at 100 mph infront of the audi and oh my you should of seen the girls in the audis faces. long story short after it was all done me and my buddy changed the tire and got there numbers.

but the scariest part out of all that was the fact that the roof was off. haha.

only damage to the car was that the fender got crinkled and my side skirt flew off, oh and the clear turn signal flew off the car too. ha but all in all it could of been WAYYYYYYY worse. ha.

Why would those girls want your number? Sounds like a very stupid thing to do.

[NOVAKx17]

no clue. they pulled over when we changed the tire and my friend is basically a pimp. or at least he thinks he is, and he ended up getting their numbers. don't ask me how.

[Quidam]

Since I've only just purchased my first Celica, I hope you don't mind if I talk about my single most scary moment which as in my 1st gen MR2 (non turbo) -hey its still a Toyota!

It was a long time ago but I'll never forget it. I was driving from my home-town (Christchurch) to Wellington, where I'd just landed a new job and was about to start a new life for myself.

I had stayed the night in a small township (can't even remember where anymore) after driving about 60-70% of the way, and was going to to the rest of the journey early in the morning in time to catch the Ferry to Wellington.

So it was a clear and very cold morning, and there was very little traffic on the roads -which was a very important fact considering what was about to happen.

I know I was feeling very reflective about leaving Christchurch and all my friends and family to a new city where I knew practically no one. I was a little concerned about getting to the Ferry on time and consequently was driving faster than I should have been. Even though the sun was shining and the roads were clear, it had been a very cold night and there was ice on the roads. It seems a truck had gone through some spots and dropped gravel at certain corners to help break the ice up.

But I wasn't thinking about road conditions, just getting to my destination on time. So at one point I was cresting a slight hill that was also turning gently to the right. On one side was flat and vertical rock-face, on the other was a sheer drop with nothing but some flimsy wire fencing to stop you going over. It happened very quickly, and everything I did was pure instinct. Firstly I noticed the crunching of gravel on my tires, next I noticed the back starting to slide out. I was doing about 110-120kms an hour when this happened. I over-corrected and the back started to slide in the other direction, but more vigorously now. I think I had also started hitting the breaks, but I really don't know for sure. I remember thinking Oh my god I'm going to go over the sheer drop followed by Oh my go I'm going to smash into the rock face -and I remember thinking this multiple times as I fish-tailed from one side of the road to the other. I know I was working the steering wheel like I've never worked it before, desperately trying to avoid either side of the road. Finally, and in dramatic fashion, I did a massive 180 skid that left me on the wrong side of the road looking back the way I came. I sat there for a moment with my hands frozen on the steering wheel. Then I told myself that I was in an incredibly dangerous situation as anyone coming the other way would not see me until it was too late. The car wouldn't start and I felt a massive surge of panic hit me. I could visualise a car flying into me at high speed. So I put the car in neutral and let it slowly roll down the hill (I was on the other side of it now and was on the descent) and at the same time turned the wheel so I'd be facing the right way. well that was the plan but I ended up sitting in the middle of the road with my car describing a letter T, so now I was in danger from both directions. I tried the ignition again and thank god it fired up. I calmly got myself underway again, and counted the minutes before I saw another vehicle coming the other way, which was about 3-4 minutes after I'd got going again.

While continuing my drive (at a much safer speed) I started to feel an overwhelming sense of massive elation. Elation that I was still alive. Everything I thought mattered seemed completely trivial now. I felt like I'd won lotto. I kept saying to myself that I should be dead or seriously injured, instead I got away scott free. The high lasted for a few days, and for the next couple of months it would come back to me occasionally. Eventually though, I went back to concerning myself with trivialities

[mmmchocolate]

hm........ welll i've never gotten my celica on the road yet, but over the summer i was going to the movies with a friend in my del sol, and i felt like racing with an audi, we were even up until about 95 and i started to pull away, i shifted into fourth and as soon as i hit 103 mph my front driver side tire blew out and i was sliding down the interstate sideways at 100 mph infront of the audi and oh my you should of seen the girls in the audis faces. long story short after it was all done me and my buddy changed the tire and got there numbers.

but the scariest part out of all that was the fact that the roof was off. haha.

only damage to the car was that the fender got crinkled and my side skirt flew off, oh and the clear turn signal flew off the car too. ha but all in all it could of been WAYYYYYYY worse. ha.

wow you are not very smart at all...DONT talk about racing at all...you could have been seriously injured, or injured other people...use some common sense please.

[99GT]

Elder lady ran a light and ran into my car.

This post has been edited by 99GT: Dec 3, 2009 - 9:00 PM

[TRD_Ian]

no clue. they pulled over when we changed the tire and my friend is basically a pimp. or at least he thinks he is, and he ended up getting their numbers. don't ask me how.

congrats would you like a cookie for being a moron?... street racing is a nono on here, should realy think about that next time you decide to be dumb

This post has been edited by TRD_Ian: Dec 4, 2009 - 12:08 AM

[NOVAKx17]

no clue. they pulled over when we changed the tire and my friend is basically a pimp. or at least he thinks he is, and he ended up getting their numbers. don't ask me how.

congrats would you like a cookie for being a moron?... street racing is a nono on here, should realy think about that next time you decide to be dumb

well sorry but this happened way before i was ever on this site, and thankfully, i have been pulled over 19 times and never once gotten a ticket. or a warning as a matter of fact. i get what police officers call "Professional Courtesy" and lemme tell you, its a great thing to have

[CelicaST_CALI]

Coming from taco bell,7pm at night...putting the BIGASS cup into the gay ass celi cup holders...look down for a second, look up and a camry is MASHING on the brakes,i slam on the brakes and i fly forward and my coke soaks my ****ing console...i hit him going fairly fast(we hit hard) and i think "o **** my front end is THROUGH"...i get out and this old ass redneck starts cussing at me"you weren't ****ing watching blah blah blah this is all your f**ing fault,ur paying for all the damage"BEFORE he even looked at the cars.We both look and there is NOTHING,my bumper and his just flexed like hell and he had a little scratch where my license plate bolt was...Then the guy behind me was a off duty cop(he said) and told the redneck it wasn't my fault..Turns out a pedestrian just ran out in the middle of a 4 lane road and the camry had to brake to not hit him..Anyway...the feeling of me and my GF flying forward was scary as hell( i had to go to a smartstart program where they showed me hours of Gorey teen accidents) so i was a bit shaken up thats my most recent story

[NOVAKx17]

Coming from taco bell,7pm at night...putting the BIGASS cup into the gay ass celi cup holders...look down for a second, look up and a camry is MASHING on the brakes,i slam on the brakes and i fly forward and my coke soaks my ****ing console...i hit him going fairly fast(we hit hard) and i think "o **** my front end is THROUGH"...i get out and this old ass redneck starts cussing at me"you weren't ****ing watching blah blah blah this is all your f**ing fault,ur paying for all the damage"BEFORE he even looked at the cars.We both look and there is NOTHING,my bumper and his just flexed like hell and he had a little scratch where my license plate bolt was...Then the guy behind me was a off duty cop(he said) and told the redneck it wasn't my fault..Turns out a pedestrian just ran out in the middle of a 4 lane road and the camry had to brake to not hit him..Anyway...the feeling of me and my GF flying forward was scary as hell( i had to go to a smartstart program where they showed me hours of Gorey teen accidents) so i was a bit shaken up thats my most recent story

hahahah. firstly i'm glad your okay, and secondly, that was definitely the best laugh i've had in awhile!

[windowlicker]

drove to work in the morning..................

[richee3]

Coming from taco bell,7pm at night...putting the BIGASS cup into the gay ass celi cup holders...look down for a second, look up and a camry is MASHING on the brakes,i slam on the brakes and i fly forward and my coke soaks my ****ing console...i hit him going fairly fast(we hit hard) and i think "o **** my front end is THROUGH"...i get out and this old ass redneck starts cussing at me"you weren't ****ing watching blah blah blah this is all your f**ing fault,ur paying for all the damage"BEFORE he even looked at the cars.We both look and there is NOTHING,my bumper and his just flexed like hell and he had a little scratch where my license plate bolt was...Then the guy behind me was a off duty cop(he said) and told the redneck it wasn't my fault..Turns out a pedestrian just ran out in the middle of a 4 lane road and the camry had to brake to not hit him..Anyway...the feeling of me and my GF flying forward was scary as hell( i had to go to a smartstart program where they showed me hours of Gorey teen accidents) so i was a bit shaken up thats my most recent story

Spilt your Coke! That's horrible. What a tragedy...

[nics]

Well here is what happened to my 7gen celica about a year ago

heres the story i was going to watch a movie with my friends and it had been raining out in spots of the st. louis area. i was about halfway there and on the highway a truck to the left of me doesnt see me and he pulls into my lane. I have no where to go and i hear the warning bumps and im like O **** and hydroplane and thats really all i can remember. I was in the hospital for the next 2 days. I have only had this celica for 2 months.



i am new to this site so i dont know if i posted the image right.

I now own a 98 celica gt

heres another few pics

keep the seats! u might wanna put those on your 6gc later

[drumbum]

Insurance company wouldnt let me take the seats out.

they said they needed the full car for them to give my full moneys worth

I thought about it but that was almost a year ago

Anyways i wasnt out of the hospital in time to even go look at it.
so i had my family take the photos

This post has been edited by drumbum: Dec 9, 2009 - 9:07 PM

[fanboy95]

stupid people not stopping at stop lights (and i dont mean myself).